'Worst in history': Trump attacks FBI in series of tweets

US president responded to reports an agent was removed from probe into Russian election meddling.

Donald Trump shakes hands with James Comey in January.
PA

US President Donald Trump has attacked his own FBI in a series of tweets, saying the law enforcement agency's reputation is "in Tatters - worst in History!".

The president promised that "we will bring it back to greatness".

Mr Trump was responding to reports that a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling because of anti-Trump text messages.

He wrote after years under fired FBI director James Comey, "with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more)," the agency's reputation "is in Tatters - worst in History!".

The president also retweeted a tweet suggesting FBI Director Chris Wray "needs to clean house".

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